The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $548,308 cooperative agreement to Education Health & Research International Inc. under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. The award will support the delivery of evidence-based falls prevention programs to older adults from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027 in New Jersey. As described in the program description, these cooperative...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $549,327 cooperative agreement to the Atlanta Regional Commission under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. This project will expand access to three evidence-based falls prevention programs across the metro Atlanta region from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2027. As intended under the PPHF program, the Atlanta Regional...
This cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living provides $553,163 to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025. The funding supports the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds program, which aims to increase the availability and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults. Specifically, the state...
The University of Iowa was awarded a $599,295 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program. The funding will support the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in Iowa over a 4-year period from June 2024 to May 2028....
This Cooperative Agreement award of $600,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program supports Metropolitan Community Health Services Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, in implementing and sustaining evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in rural Eastern...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $549,327 cooperative agreement to Petersburg Medical Center under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. The four-year award will support the Petersburg Empowering Falls Prevention initiative from May 2023 through April 2027. The Petersburg Empowering Falls Prevention program will deliver a new evidence-based community fall...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921) provides $1,983,341 to Rush University Medical Center to deliver home modification services to over 1,900 low-income elderly homeowners. The goal is to enable these seniors to "age in place" by reducing fall risks, improving home safety and accessibility, and enhancing their functional abilities through targeted, low-cost...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program. This four-year award, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028, will support the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and...
The National Council on Aging, Inc. received a $5,938,875 Cooperative Agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program. The funding will be used to strengthen the State Falls Prevention Coalition Network and achieve ACL's goal to develop and enhance collaborative efforts of state falls prevention coalitions to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults,...
The County of Middlesex in New Jersey will receive $516,939 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on May 1, 2023. The funding supports the Middlesex County Empowering Seniors Fall Prevention Network Project through April 30, 2027. The project aims to increase the availability and sustainability of evidence-based fall prevention programs for older adults in Middlesex County. This aligns with the goals of the...